Chapter 226 Suffering Spreads

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Does he not care about her and the child

"Don't be like this. It's very late, and it's cold outside. You're not feeling well, so go inside and rest first. We can talk about this tomorrow, okay" Tang Shuwen said. Upon hearing that Tang Shuwen still cared for her, Zhao Yuning regained a glimmer of hope.

He still loved her.

"Shuwen, do you not intend to take care of my child and me" Zhao Yuning asked with tears in her eyes. Tang Shuwen didn't know how to respond; he remained silent. The more he stayed quiet, the sadder Zhao Yuning became.

She suddenly gripped his hand tightly, "You wouldn't be so cruel, right Shuwen, we clearly love each other. You were supposed to marry me originally. If you like the child, I can also have one for you. Now that we do have a child, why would you abandon us"

Tang Shuwen frowned upon seeing Zhao Yuning's state; he felt uncomfortable too.

After all, he cared about her and she was someone he had deeply loved before. He couldn't remain indifferent to her tears and sorrow despite his heartache. Yet, no matter how much it pained him, he couldn't give her any promises.

"Shuwen, say something," Zhao Yuning pounded on his chest while crying, "You can't just leave me and our child. This is your child."

Tang Shuwen held her hand and asked, "What do you wish to do"

"I want to marry you," Zhao Yuning said. Tang Shuwen's eyes flashed with a dark expression at the mention of marriage... With sorrow in her voice, Zhao Yuning continued, "My family has always been strict with me. Being pregnant before marriage almost led my father to kill me. Our family is influential in City A; how would others look at and think about me if I were visibly pregnant Can I even live anymore Shuwen, you can't be so cruel. You take your responsibilities seriously—surely Chen Xueru and the child are your responsibility, but what about us"

"Yunqing!" Tang Shuwen spoke coldly, his gaze sharp and sinister as he looked at her. "I can't marry you."

Zhao Yunqing's whole body trembled, as if something had hit her heart; her complexion turned deathly pale instantly. She stared wide-eyed at Tang Shuwen, as though she wanted to read something from his eyes.

But there was nothing.

Only coldness and determination remained.

He said that he wouldn't marry her.

Yet not long ago, he had clearly stated that he would take her as his wife and live a lifetime with her.

How could he change his mind so quickly

They say women's hearts are unpredictable like needles in the sea.

But why is it also so difficult to fathom men's intentions

Where did that Tang Shuwen who had sworn undying love go

Zhao Yunqing was about to collapse. Tang Shuwen steadied her shoulders and said solemnly, "Yunqing, I made it clear to you before the wedding that our relationship has ended; there's no point in us continuing to see each other. This time, your pregnancy came as a surprise to me too, but Yunqing, even now, we have no future together. The timing of this child is inappropriate. You... should consider an abortion."

"What are you saying" Zhao Yunqing's eyes widened in disbelief; she stared at him, feeling like she had heard a joke. She clutched her chest and looked at him with sorrow, that cruel sentence having come from the usually gentle Tang Shuwen.

Get rid of it!

He doesn't want this child.

Nor does he want her.

His cruelty in wanting to kill his own child is unbearable; no, no, she must have misunderstood. Zhao Yuning shook her head as tears streamed down her face, and Tang Shuwen didn't know what to say upon seeing this.

He was indeed cruel.

To Zhao Yuning, he was being cruel by making her abort the child and abandon him.

But if he did not do so, it would be Xueru and Xiaoni who would suffer harm.

Between Chen Xueru and Zhao Yuning, these two women in his heart were like the two ends of a scale. One had to weigh heavier than the other. The balance in his heart had long tipped from one side to the other, and he could not protect everyone if he couldn't find a compromise. He could only choose to protect his wife and son.

Xueru...

Even though he didn't love her as much that he would sacrifice everything for her, somehow, when faced with this situation, he preferred to sacrifice Zhao Yuning to protect Xueru.

Xueru was a strong-willed woman who could quickly recover from setbacks. But he did not want her to suffer hurt, especially if it was inflicted by him.

Now, Xiao Nian is like this; there's already frost in her heart, and he can't sprinkle salt into it again.

Xue is a woman who appears gentle but is actually strong-willed. She can bounce back quickly after setbacks, but he doesn’t want to see her hurt, especially when the wound is caused by him.

Now Xiao Nian is like this; there's already frost in her heart, and he can't sprinkle salt into it again.

"Tang Shuwen, say that one more time. What did you just say" Zhao Yuning questioned loudly, her gaze filled with anger and resentment. She really couldn’t believe that Tang Shuwen would ask her to terminate the pregnancy.

Tang Shuwen looked at her calmly and said in a deep voice, "Terminate the pregnancy!"

"You…" Zhao Yuning swung her hand to hit Tang Shuwen's face but was intercepted by him. He tightly grabbed her wrist; Zhao Yuning stared at him in shock as Tang Shuwen’s expression turned dark.

In the night, they stood there coldly facing each other. Tears fell from Zhao Yuning’s eyes like raindrops, each one a wound.

How could he be so ruthless

Tang Shuwen released her hand and spoke softly, "Yuning, let go."

"Shuwen, when you were chasing me in high school, you said that you would love only me for life and wouldn’t betray me," Zhao Yuning tried to hold onto his affection with their past.

But things changed so quickly. How could everything have become so different

Tang Shuwen looked at the woman he once loved, "In the past, I liked lilies; now, I prefer roses. Yuning, the seventeen or eighteen-year-old me and today’s me are no longer the same person. You’ve been away in America for seven years, and you’re not the girl I remember anymore. We've both changed. It's just that I stubbornly clung to those memories of the past and refused to let them go, thinking I still loved you. But time has eroded our love from back then; what remains is only unfamiliarity. Both you and I feel like strangers now. This time when you returned, my willingness to reconcile with you isn’t because of love but merely an attempt to hold onto the past的美好. Now I realize that once something or someone passes, it’s gone for good. Those you let go of back then must remain released forever. I hope you can understand and not waste your time on me. No matter what happens, there's no possibility between us now. Back then, I resented Xue Ruo because besides the things that happened in America, more importantly, I urgently wanted to marry you to prove our past的美好 was still intact, but she ruined it for me. It’s as if she destroyed a very美好 dream of mine. But now, I should be grateful to Xue Ruo; without her, I wouldn’t have understood that some people are lifelong companions while others are merely passersby in your life. Gu Ru is a passerby in Xue Ruo's life, and I am Xue Ruo’s lifetime companion, just like you were my past and she is my present."d. "What should I do now"Tang Shuwen: "Han Bi"“Yes….”"Put her under house arrest first, don't move a finger…" Tang Shuwen pursed her lips as Xiao Liu was speechless. The brothers at the Dragon Gate he...